2022-2023学年高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

2022-2023学年高三上学期期末考试

英语试卷

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Oldandunrestoredtheatresareallaroundusandyetsounnoticed.Anewphotobookunveils

theiroften-overlookedbeauty.

Proctor'sTheatre,Newark,NewJersey

Althoughavailableoutdoorsfromstreetsellers,foodwasbannedintheatrestodisplay

respectability.Inthelate1920s,however,theoperatorsinProctor'sTheatreinNewarkbegan

tosetupstandstoimprovetheeconomicsituationduringtheGreatDepression.PopcornandCoke

wouldbecomeasignificantpart

ofthetheatreJsincome.

Proctor'sTheatre,Troy,NewYork

OriginallyopenedasProctor,sFourthStreetTheatrein1914,ithostedfamouscomedianssuch

asJackBennyandBobHope.From1929,itwassuccessivelytakenover,renamedasProctorJs

TroyTheatreandswitchedtoscreeningfilms.Inthe1960s,itbeganplayingsecond-runfilms

beforeclosingin1977.ItwaslistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces（NRHP）in1979.

In2010,thetheatrewasrepairedbutiscurrentlynotbeingusedtoday.

RK0Keith'sFlushingTheatre,NewYork

Originallyopenedin1928,RKOKeith,sFlushingTheatrewasdesignedbyThomasLamb.In1982,

itwaslistedontheNRHP.In1986,thetheatrewasboughtandclosedbyitsnewownerwhoplanned

tobuildashoppingcentreonthesite,intentionallydamagingthehall.In2019,despitethe

preservationefforts,thehallwasknockeddowntomakewayforaresidentialtowerblock.

MetropolitanOperaHouse,Philadelphia

ThetheatrewasoriginallyopenedasthePhiladelphiaOperaHousein1908.Inthe1920s,itwas

renamedastheMetropolitanOperaHouse,showingsilentfilmsinadditiontohostingvarious

operacompanies.Inthe1940s,itbecameasportsarena.In1954,itwasturnedintoachurch.

Inthelate1990s,thebuildingwaspurchasedbyMarkHatcher.Thechurchandthedevelopercame

toanagreementonarepairforamusicvenuethatwascompletedandreopenedin2018.

21.Inthelate1920s,ProctorJsTheatreinNewarksetupstandsto.

A.showrespectfortheguests

B.increasethetheatreJsincome

C.promotenewlyreleasedmovies

D.competewiththestreetsellers

22.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.RKOKeith*sFlushingTheatreiswellpreserved.

B.ProctorJsTheatreinTroyplayssecond-runfilmsnow.

C.MetropolitanOperaHousehaswitnessedchangesinitsfunction.

D.ProctorysTheatreinNewarkhasbeenofficiallylistedontheNRHP.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Toranktheoldandunrestoredtheatres.

B.ToshowthedevelopmentofAmericantheatres.

C.Toencouragepeopletoprotecttheoldtheatres.

D.Toprovideinformationonoverlookedoldtheatres.

B

1'veneverbeenthekindofpersontosay,"it'sthethoughtthatcounts“whenitcomes

togifts.Thatwasuntilacoupleofweeksago,whenmykidsgavemeapresentthatblewmeaway.

Foryearsnow,I'vebeenwantingtosellourhome,theplacewheremyhusbandandIraised

ourkids.Buttome,thishouseismuchmorethanjustabuilding.Inthefrontroom,there's

awallthathashundredsofpencil1ines,markingtheprogressofmychildren,sgrowth.Every

growthstageismarkedingrey,witheachchild,snameandthedatetheyweremeasured.Most

peopleIknowhavebeenfeaturedonawalllikethis,oratleasthadawalllikeitintheir

home.

Ofalltheobjectsandallthememories,it'sthisonethinginahomethat'sthehardest

toleavebehind.FriendsIknowhavereturnedhomeafterworkonlytodiscovertheirwallof

heightshasbeenfreshlypaintedover.Anewpaintjobwouldn,tnormallybegreetedbytears,

buterasingthatevidenceofmotherhoodhurtsmorethanitshould.Ourkidsgrowinsomanyways,

butthewallisphysicalevidenceoftheirprogress,rightthereforeveryonetosee.

Overtheyears,I'vetalkedabouthowmuchIwouldhateleavingthatwallbehindwhenI

moved,eventhoughthelastmarksweremade10yearsagowhenmykidsstoppedgrowing.Soone

day,whileIwasatwork,mychildrendecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

TheyhiredJacquieManning,aprofessionalphotographerwhoseworkisaboutcapturing（捕

捉）thebeautifulthingsinlife,fromclearlakesandskiestodiamondsandballgowns.Shecame

toourhousewhileIwasatwork,andoverseveralhours,tookphotosofthehundredsofdrawings

andlines,littlegreyfingerprints（手印），andoldmarks.Somehow,shemanagedtophotograph

allthoseyearsofmemoriesperfectly.Afterwards,sheputallthephotostogetherintooneimage,

transformingthemintoabeautifulhistoryofmyfamily.

Threeweekslater,mychildren'swonderfulgiftmadeitswaytome一alife-sizephoto

ofthepencillinesandfingerprintsthatrepresentsentirelifetimesofloveandgrowth.

24.Theauthorusedherfriends'exampleinParagraph3to.

A.persuadeherfamilytoleavethewallasitwas

B.stressthemeaningofkeepinggoodmemories

C.explainwhyherhousebadlyneededanewpaintjob

D.sharehermemoryofmotherhoodwithreaders

25.Accordingtothearticle,itwasJacquieManningwho.

A.helpedtheauthorpainthernewhouse

B.cameupwiththeideaofthephotogift

C.shotpicturestorecordtheauthor'sgrowthstage

D.madeacopyofthegrowthmarksonthewall

26.Wecaninferfromthearticlethattheauthor.

A.wasstronglyagainstsellingtheirhome

B.wasnothappywiththegiftfromherfamily

C.keptmarksforfamilymemberseveryyear

D.putgreatloveandcareinraisingherchildren

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AGiftMadewithLove

B.AdviceonPickingupGiftsforParents

C.PaintingsCount

D.EffectiveWaystoCommunicatewithChildren

C

Mickey,Minnie,DonaldDuck,Pinocchio,andmoreDisneycharactersallhavesomethingin

common-gloves.AlthoughtherearemanysurprisingfactsaboutDisney'scharacters,putting

glovesonthemisactuallyareasonablemove.

Theshortanswerastowhysomanycharacterswearglovesisthatanimation（动画制］作）is

adifficultprocess.Ittakestimeandeffortstocreatethecharactersyouknowandlove.

Animatorswantedtomaketheirjobeasierandfasterwithafewtechniques.Oneofthesetechniques

wasusingroundedges（边）insteadofangles.Sothisalsomeantmakingsomepartssimple,such

ashands,tomaketheanimationprocessquicker.

Still,intheageofblack-and-whitecartoons,separatingcharactersyround-edgedhands

fromtheirblackbodieswashard.Gloveswereaneasywaytomaketheirhandsstandout.Infact,

WaltDisneymighthavebeenthefirsttoputglovesonhischaracters.Onceanimationmovedaway

fromblackandwhite,Mickeyandhisfriendskepttheirwhitegloves.

Besideskeepingtheanimationsimple,WaltDisneytoldhisbiographer,BobThomas,thatthe

glovesexistedforanotherreason:tomakethemousemorelikeahuman."Wedidn'twanthim

tohavemousehandsbecausehewassupposedtobemorehuman,"DisneytoldThomasin1957.“So

wegavehimgloves.Fivefingersseemedliketoomuchonsuchalittlefigure,sowetookaway

one.Thatwasjustonelessfingertoanimate."AllthisDisney,stalkmakesuswanttogo

backandlookatphotosofMickeyMouse.

21.Whywereroundedgesusedinanimation?

A.Theylookedmorebeautiful.

B.Theycouldbecopiedmoreeasily.

C.Theycouldmakethecreatingjobeasier.

D.Theyweremorepopularwithchildren.

22.WhatcanweknowaboutMickeyMouse?

A.Itislikeahumanwithfivefingers.

B.Itshandsaredifferentfromhumans'.

C.Gloveshelpitstandoutamongallcharacters.

D.Itworeglovesinthepastbutitdoesn'tnowadays.

23.WhatdoestheDisney'stalkmakepeopledo?

A.EnjoyMickey'sbeauty.B.CountMickey,sfingers.

C.Recallourchildhood.D.CheckMickey'sgloves'color.

24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.HowDisneycreatedhischaracters.

B.WhatdifferenceDisneycharactershave.

C.WhatmakesDisneycharacterssopopular.

D.WhyDisneycharacterswearwhitegloves.

D

Theysayprocrastination（拖延）isthethiefoftime—actuallydeadlinesare.Newresearch

hasfoundthatifyouwantsomeonetohelpyououtwithsomething,itisbestnottosetadeadline

atall.Butifyoudosetadeadline,makeitshort.

ProfessorStephenKnowlestestedtheeffectofdeadlinelengthontaskcompletionfortheir

research.Participantswereinvitedtocompleteanonlinesurveyconcerningacharitydonation.

Theyweregiveneitheroneweek,onemonth,ornodeadlinetorespond.ProfessorKnowlessays

althoughthetopicofthesurveywasaboutcharity,theresultsaretrueofanysituationwhere

someoneasksanotherpersonforhelp.

Thestudyfoundresponsestothesurveywerelowestfortheone-monthdeadlineandhighest

whennodeadlinewasspecified（明确规定）.Nodeadlineandtheone-weekdeadlineledtomany

earlyresponses,whilealongdeadlineappearedtogivepeoplepermissiontoprocrastinate,and

thenforget.ProfessorKnowleswasn'tsurprisedtofindthatspecifyingashorterdeadline

increasedthechancesofreceivingaresponsecomparedtoalongerdeadline.However,hedid

finditinterestingthattheyreceivedthemostresponseswhennodeadlinewasspecified.

“Weinterpretthisasevidencethatspecifyingalongerdead!ine,asopposedtoashort

deadlineornodeadlineatall,removestheurgencytoact,“hesays."Peoplethereforeput

offundertakingthetask,andsincetheyareinattentiveorforget,postponingitresultsin

lowerresponserates.”

Hesaysoftheresearchthatitispossiblethatnot.specifyingadeadlinemightstillhave

ledparticipantstoassumethatthereisanunspokendeadline.ProfessorKnowleshopeshis

researchcanhelpreducetheamountofprocrastinatingpeopledo."Manypeopleprocrastinate.

Theyhavethebestintentionsofhelpingsomeoneout,butjustdonotgetaroundtodoingit.

32.WhydidProfessorKnowlesdotheresearch?

A.Tostudytheroleadeadlineplaysinprocrastination.

B.Tofindoutwhetherpeopleareinterestedincharity.

C.Toattractpublicattentiontotheeffectsofprocrastination.

DTotesttheeffectofprocrastinationontaskcompletion.

33.Whatmostlikelyleadstoprocrastination?

A.Nodeadlines.

B.Shortdeadlines.

C.Specificdeadlines.

D.Longdeadlines.

34.Whydopeopleprocrastinatewhengivenalongdeadline?

A.Theyopposethedeadline.

B.Theyareunwillingtoact.

C.Theylackasenseofurgency.

D.Theyaretoobusytoremember.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Procrastination—theThiefofTime

B.Procrastination-anUrgentProblemtoSolve

C.Deadline—aResultofProcrastination

D.Deadline一theKeytoReducingProcrastination

第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Easywaystoimproveyourworkproductivity

(36).

Takebreaksoutside.

Gettingoutsidetostretchyourlegscanboostyourmoodandhelpyoutodisconnectfromyour

workforabit.37.Sotakingawalkwhenyoutakeyourbreakwillmeanthatyoureturn

toyourdeskfeelingmorepositiveandfocused,readytotacklewhatevertaskisnext.

Setagoodmorningroutine.

Agoodmorningroutinecanmakeaworldofdifferencetoyourday.Setyouralarmalittleearlier

andusethetimeyouhavetocreateamorningroutinethatrefreshesandenergizesyou.(38)

.Taketimetoreadajournal,pickoutanoutfitthatmakesyoufeelconfident,anddo

whateveryouneedtoputyourselfintherightheadspacetohaveagoodday.

(39).

Justasimportantassettingoutboundarieswhenitcomestoyourwork,setoutboundarieswhen

itcomestoyourpersonalandsociallife.Makequalitytimeforyourselfandthepeopleyou

lovebysettingboundariesregardingyourworkandgivingtimeandspacetotheotherareasof

yourlife.

Getenoughsleep.

(40),AfteragoodnightJssleepourbrainwillfeelenergizedandsharp,whereasa

roughnight,ssleepcanleaveusfeelingslowandunmotivated.Makesureyou'resettingyourself

upforsuccessbyregularlygettingagoodnight'ssleep.

A.Sticktoyourboundaries

B.Haveapleasantandfulfilledlife

C.Goforarunordosomeyogatostartyourmorning

D.Don,tignoretheimportanceofgettingupearlyforwork

E.Herearesomeeasywaysthatyoucanimproveyourworkproductivity

F.Wecannotoverestimatetheimportancethatsleephasonourproductivity

G.ThevitaminDwegetfromthesunhasalsobeenproventoboostourmood

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Myprevioushomehadastandofwoodsbehinditandmanyanimalsinthebackyard.Thatfirst

year,I(41)____feedingpeanutstothebluejays,thenthesquirrels.Thesquirrelshadno(42)

cominguprighttomeforthem.Asthemonthswentby,therabbitssawthatIwasno(43)

anddidn,tescape.WhenIthrewcarrotslices(薄片)，theyevencameforanibble(啃).Slowly

theycameto(44)____me,andbytheendoftheyeartheywereeatingoutofmyhand.

Thatsecondyear,therabbits(45)me,andonewouldevensitupforslices!WhileI

wasfeedingthem,Inoticedthatagroundhogwhousedtorunawaywasnowtakingan(46)

____interestinthisfoodsituation.Icarefullyextendedalong(47)____,withakeeneyeon

thoseteeth,andbeforelong,thereweretimesIwouldhavethegroundhogsittingnexttoarabbit,

bothmunching(津津有味地咀嚼)oncarrots.Afewmonthslater,while(48)____,shewouldeven

turnherbacktome.Oncewhenshewasfacingaway,Ireachedoutand(49)____scratched(搔)

herbackwithmyfinger.Shedidn'tmove.

Byyearthree,therabbitsandthegroundhogwereback.Thegroundhog___(50)didn'thave

aproblemwithmescratchingherback,andIgotanidea.I'dalways(51),whileslicing

upcarrots,thattheendlookedlikeacap.Sooneday,justtoseewhatshewoulddo,Igently

(52)____oneontopofthegroundhogJshead.Again,nota(53)____.Thenexttime,Ihadmy

camerareadytorecordwhatyouseehere,oneofseveraldozensuchpictures.Solongasshe

hadaslicetoeat,shenever(54)____theoneonherhead.Itwasafair(55)_______—Igot

apleasure,andshehadyetanothertastytreat.

41.A.avoidedB.startedC.canceledD.suggested

42.A.businessB.funC.problemD.privilege

43.A.helpB.cheatC.threatD.exception

44.A.trustB.missC.admireD.appreciate

45.A.fearedB.ignoredC.discoveredD.remembered

46.A.extremeB.increasingC.additionalD.inspiring

47.A.squirrelB.rabbitC.peanutD.carrot

48.A.eatingB.playingC.sittingD.sleeping

49.A.carefullyB.suddenlyC.violentlyD.patiently

50.A.alsoB.thusC.justD.still

51.A.thoughtB.doubtedC.admittedD.recognized

52.A.fixedB.placedC.hungD.kept

53.A.trembleB.moveC.delayD.hesitation

54.A.welcomedB.requiredC.botheredD.expected

55.A.tradeB.competitionC.taskD.affair

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Driedturnip(萝卜干)isapopularingredientforcooking.Butdoyouknowitcanalso(56)

(turn)intoabeautiful“flower“usedtodecorateheaddresses(头冠)？WangPing,(57)

isaphotographerandstylist,has“themagic”tomakethishappen.

Wangcollectstheusablematerialstodesignandmaketheheaddressesin(58)

environmentallyfriendlyway.Amongallhisworks,craftingtheheaddressmadefromdriedturnip

is(59)(relative)simple.Heusesnailpolish(指甲油)tokeepthefood(60)being

rotten(腐烂的).

Makinga(61)(tradition)Chinesephoenixcoronets(凤冠)oftentakesfromoneweek

touptoseveralmonthsasitusesover30typesofmaterials.(62)_____(present)thebeauty

ofChineseheaddress,Wanghasalsolearnedhowtomakeancientclothes.Sotheycanmatchwith

eachother.

AspeopleareembracingthegrowingtrendofGuochao,(63)isnowonderthatWang's

workhasgainedmuch(64)(popular).Wangusuallypostsvideosabouthowhemakes

headdressesonDouyin.Duringthepasttwoyears,he(65)(attract)over150,000

followers.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，得知你的留学生朋友Peter准备写一份中国乡村生活报告。请给他写一封邮件，邀请

他寒假到你的家乡体验生活，内容包括：

1.写信目的；2.体验内容及意义；3.表达希望。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearPeter,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

They'd